Extra Credit 008 - Attack of the Mushroom People (Matango)
Added 2023-02-27 18:39:41 +0000 UTCWe're approaching Spring and SPORES ARE IN THE AIR! Tune in as we talk about Matango, a Japanese film from 1963 by Godzilla director Ishirō Honda, released in the United States as Attack of the Mushroom People.
This film is based on the story The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson, and you can listen to our episode covering the story here.
Video link for this episode: https://youtu.be/NH5FldpEaDo
Next up: March is for Draculas!
Comments
All the major studios in Japan when Matango was made had a system not unlike that of Hollywood, where everyone was on contract and would make whatever the studio heads told them to. All the talent, in front of and behind the camera, were top stars, and brought their A game to even these seemingly silly productions. Compare the cast list of this film with, say, Throne of Blood, and you'll see a lot of the same names.
2023-03-06 07:38:41 +0000 UTCI always wondered how much interesting stuff usually got cut in your editing process. A live show like this greatly reassures me nothing good is lost and makes me love your regular edited shows just so much more ♥️
Sludgecrawler
2023-03-03 08:09:39 +0000 UTC
